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Movement VII - Crises - 'Let's Not Argue' (Shanty, Mary Dee)

Paul McCartney

MARY DEE (alone in bedroom)The world you're coming into,Is no easy place to enter.Every day is hauntedBy the echoes of the past.Funny thoughts and wild, wild dreamsWill find their way into your mind.

The clouds that hang above us,May be full of rain and thunder.But in time they slide awayTo find the sun still there.Lazy days and wild, wild flowersWill bring some joy into your heart.And I will always love you,I'll welcome you into this world.

MARY DEE and BOY SOLOYou-re mine and I will love you.

(Hospital)

NURSE

Do you know who you areAs you lie there sleeping?Take the time to rest your troubled head.I will watch over you till the moment youawake.

Can you hear what I sayAs you lie there sleeping?When misfortunes crowd into your dayAnd the dark side of lifeHas become too much to bear,I will stay by your side.Though we don't yet know if there'ssomething wrongYou were brought in from the streetAnd a witness said you gave a shoutAs you fell down at his feet.

We are running testsAnd soon the results will be known.But I feel I have to warn you,There may be complications.

But we don't yet know if your child is in danger.We shall have to wait and see.In the meantimeThere is nothing more for you to doBut sleep.

BOYSGhosts of the past left behind.

MEN'S CHORUS (ghosts)You're sleepingAmongst us.We're in your dream.

NURSEYou're dreaming, try to rest, my child.

MEN'S CHORUS (ghosts)You called us,We heard youAnd we are here.

NURSETo save your child you must be still.

MEN'S CHORUS (ghosts)We're ready to listenTo what you ask.

NURSEGo to sleep

WOMEN'S CHORUS (ghosts)You're crossingThe water,The tide is strong.

MARY DEENo!

WOMEN'S CHORUS (ghosts)Your child is drawn to us,Into our throng.

SHANTYNo!

FULL CHORUS (ghosts)This child isMost welcome.Soon one of us.

MARY DEENo, I tell you!You'll never get through,I'll never let you.No-one is stealing this child.I'm not afraid ofGhosts that the past left behind.

SHANTYLet her recover,Then let me love herUntil we run out of time.And in the futureI will promise to be the manShe had in mind.

NURSEBe still,Be calm.Your child is safe.

MARY DEEDo we live in a worldWith an uncertain futureWhere a man is unsure of his fate?Will we come to our senses,Be fair to each other?Can we turn it aroundBefore it's too late?

Do I know that we have the answer?Yes, I know nowWe are together.

So we must bear in mindThat the pages are turningAnd the sand will run out of the glass.In the heat of the battleWe will drive out the demonsAnd we'll carry the day,For we must save the child.

MARY DEE and NURSE(Ah)

MARY DEE and SHANTYWe have come to our senses,We are part of each otherAnd we'll carry the day,For we must save the child.